Emmelina

Plume moth genus

Emmelina
Emmelina monodactyla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Tribe: Oidaematophorini
Genus: Emmelina
Tutt, 1905[1]

Emmelina is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution.

Ecology

The species seem to be polyphagous, but representatives of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia are preferred.

Species

As of version 1.1.23.125[update], the Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World lists the following species for genus Emmelina:[1]

  • Emmelina aethes (Walsingham, 1915)
  • Emmelina amseli (Bigot, 1969)
  • Emmelina argoteles (Meyrick, 1922)
  • Emmelina bigoti Gibeaux, 1990
  • Emmelina buscki (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
  • Emmelina compactus Gielis, 2016
  • Emmelina devriesi (Landry & Gielis, 1992)
  • Emmelina doroshkini Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2021
  • Emmelina glochinias (Meyrick, 1908)
  • Emmelina inna Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2022
  • Emmelina jason (Meyrick, 1930)
  • Emmelina lochmaius (Bigot, 1974)
  • Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Emmelina paradevriesi Gielis, 2016
  • Emmelina reshetnikovi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2021
  • Emmelina suspiciosus (Meyrick, 1921)
  • Emmelina vera Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2022

References

  1. ^ a b Hobern, Donald (5 May 2023). "Family Pterophoridae". Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
Taxon identifiers
Emmelina


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